In Lord of The Flies by William Golding‚ Jack changes from a proper schoolboy to a violent savage. He is shown to be “ugly without silliness” and “crumpled”. Golding doesn’t show him as a person that would be nice‚ unlike Ralph who is “fair” and “attractive.” Jack desperately wants to be chief‚ and he brags that he can “sing a C sharp” to show that he is better than everyone else. He is also the “head boy” at his school‚ which means he has experience being controlling‚ and likes being listened to
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Ralph and Jack‚ the two vastly different leaders in “Lord of the Flies” In “Lord of the Flies”‚ Golding has made it quite clear from the beginning of the novel that while both Ralph and Jack have leadership abilities their styles and approaches to leading are so different. This will be proven by the way in which Golding describes their characters‚ how they react and respond to situations and handle their responsibilities. Golding in the opening chapter describes Ralph as the tall and handsome
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think is the importance of Jack in Lord of the Flies and how does Golding present him? The strong-willed‚ egomaniacal Jack is the novel’s primary representative of the instinct of savagery‚ violence‚ and the desire for power; in short‚ the antithesis of Ralph. From the beginning of the novel‚ Jack desires power above all other things. He is furious when he loses the election to Ralph and continually pushes the boundaries of his subordinate role in the group. Early on‚ Jack retains the sense of moral
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Jack‚ as a "former chorister" and "head boy" (22) at his school arrived on the island eager to make rules and punish those who broke them‚ although‚ he constantly broke the rules himself when he felt it was needed to further his own interests. The freedom Jack had on the island allowed the dark side of his character to be revealed from under his outer shell of a civilized schoolboy. Jack represents the evil side of human nature. Jack’s strong desire to be leader was best illustrated in his first
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The novel " Lord of the Flies" focuses on the conflict that exists between two competing impulses that Golding‚ suggests exist within all humans; these being the instinct to follow the rules‚ act in a peaceful manner and comply to moral commands compared to the instinct to act violently in order to gain control over others and to satisfy our own greed and personal desires. The conflict exists within the novel in several forms; law and order vs. anarchy‚ civilization vs. savagery and the basic term
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In the novel‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ by William Golding‚ he tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an island. During World War II‚ a plane filled with young boys got shot down which led the young survivals on a deserted island without any adults. The young boys decide to have a leader who can willingly lead the group to survival. Ralph is chosen to be the leader‚ yet after a series of events maybe Ralph wasn’t a good choice after all. I believe Ralph is the reason of the development of their
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William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of English school boys who crashed-landed on a deserted island and have to survive on their own. There are many characters who change throughout the course of the story‚ for example‚ characters like Simon and Piggy continued to gain confidence throughout the novel. Although all the boys go through character changes as a result of being taken away from the strict structure of English society‚ the character of Jack changes most through
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influence of Jack throughout the novel and note his relationship with Ralph. What does Jack represent? Throughout the novel‚ Jack is the manipulative protagonist of the story and fundamentally represents a person’s natural instinct of savagery‚ violence and desire for power. Jack’s many influences in the story are always for his own benefits. At the beginning‚ Ralph is elected‚ and sparks Jack’s quest for power. Jack becomes a leader of only the choirboys and hunts with them. His relationship as a leader
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Ralph Ralph is the protagonist of the novel who at first is overjoyed to be on a tropical island free from adult restraints. To express his excitement‚ he stands on his head‚ foreshadowing the topsy-turvy nature of things to come. By nature‚ he is an innocent‚ mild- tempered boy who accepts leadership when it is thrust on him. He serves as a democratic leader who tries to keep the boys together on the island and uses a conch shell to mildly show his authority. He thinks of building shelters to protect
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Republicans. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ it can also be said that there are two political parties: the followers of Jack and the followers of Ralph. Jack and Ralph can be seen as representatives of opposing political forces because of their frequent arguments on who is the better leader‚ the bitter rivalry between them‚ and the ultimate division of the tribe. Jack and Ralph have different ideas of how the tribe should function. This ultimately leads to arguments between them. But I shall
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